6th December 2013

This year The Reader Organisation is part of The Big Give Christmas Challenge. For a limited period between 5th-7th December - that's Thursday, Friday and Saturday this week! - any individual donation we receive through our profile on The Big Give website will potentially be doubled by match funding from The Garfield Weston Foundation, who have supported our work over the past few years.

The Big Give Challenge provides the perfect chance to make a difference, and for this difference to be doubled! Any size donation will be hugely appreciated and help us to change more lives through shared reading. We are looking to raise £20,000 to appoint a Project Worker who will work with some of the most vulnerable people in society.

For every £1 donated, The Reader Organisation's work will generate £6.47 in social value (SROI study, 2013) - a massive contribution to the wellbeing of an indivudual and the community around them.

All you need to do to take part is to click the ‘Donate Online Now’ button on our profile page as near to 10am as possible on 5th, 6th or 7th December. Only donations made on these dates will be eligible for match funding, and as there are only a restricted amount of funds available for each day, giving as near to 10am as possible increases our chance of receiving match funding.

"It’s a gift for life." – Reading group member

We’re very excited about our involvement in The Big Give Christmas Challenge - any size donation you can give will make a huge difference in helping us to raise further funds to build a reading revolution.

Share your support on Twitter using the hashtag #TBGchallenge or copy the following tweet: '@thereaderorg is part of #TBGchallenge - double your donation from 5-7th Dec and support the #readingrevolution http://bit.ly/trobiggive'

Some FAQs about the Big Give Christmas Challenge can be found here: http://content.thebiggive.org.uk/christmas-challenge-supporters/. Please email [email protected] with any further queries.